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4 Ur Media FixMon, 12 Jun 2017 12:41:42 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.9Xscape Lands Their Own Showhttp://www.4umf.com/xscape-lands-show/
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:41:37 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215950( 4UMF NEWS ) Xscape Lands Their Own Show: Xscape fired up their fans when they announced a reunion a few months back, and now they're giving more: a docuseries. Production sources say the all girl R&B super group is filming in ATL and the show will air on Bravo. We're told it premieres in […]

Xscape fired up their fans when they announced a reunion a few months back, and now they're giving more: a docuseries.

Production sources say the all girl R&B super group is filming in ATL and the show will air on Bravo. We're told it premieres in November when 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' returns so it can piggyback off the show.

The show will follow all 4 members -- Kandi Burruss, Tiny Harris, LaTocha and Tamika Scott -- as they reunite to prepare for their first performance in over 20 years which takes place at Essence Festival later this month.

VH1's mega-producer Mona Scott-Young, of the 'Love & Hip Hop' franchise, has signed on as executive producer.

]]>25-Year-Old Dies After Botched Plastic Surgeryhttp://www.4umf.com/25-year-old-dies-botched-plastic-surgery/
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:55:51 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215946( 4UMF NEWS ) 25-Year-Old Dies After Botched Plastic Surgery: A woman who died after getting plastic surgery in the Dominican Republic was in excruciating pain after she returned to the Bronx, a neighbor said Sunday. Janelle Edwards, 25, died Thursday of a blood clot caused by a breast enhancement, tummy tuck and butt implants […]

]]>Hole Torn In Plane’s Enginehttp://www.4umf.com/hole-torn-planes-engine/
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:50:23 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215940one of its engines. The plane, an Airbus A330-200 twin jet, landed without incident late on Sunday and there were no injuries, said Kathy Zhang, general manager for the Oceania region at China Eastern Airlines. "The crew observed the abnormal situation of the left engine and decided to return to Sydney airport immediately. All passengers […]

The plane, an Airbus A330-200 twin jet, landed without incident late on Sunday and there were no injuries, said Kathy Zhang, general manager for the Oceania region at China Eastern Airlines.

"The crew observed the abnormal situation of the left engine and decided to return to Sydney airport immediately. All passengers and crew members were landed safely," she said.

Photographs published by several Australian media outlets showed a large gash well over a meter long in the casing of the left engine.

The Australia Transport Safety Bureau was starting an investigation and an update would normally be available within a month but could come sooner if a "more serious issue" was identified in its early stages, Bob Armstrong, a spokesman for the bureau said.

A spokeswoman for Rolls-Royce, which manufactured the plane's Trent 700 series engines, said in a statement: "We are aware of the incident and will be working closely with our customer and relevant partners to understand the cause of the issue."

An Airbus spokesman said the company was in contact with Rolls-Royce to determine what occurred, and it would support the investigation into the incident.

Professor Jason Middleton, an aviation expert at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, said it appeared that the engine cowling had been ripped away forward of the main compressor blade.

"When one of these things happens you often don't know how the damage began. It could have begun from loose screws," he told Australian Broadcasting Corp News.

China Eastern's Zhang said a comprehensive investigation would involve aviation authorities from Australia and China.

Ground-handling company Cathay Pacific had inspected the plane before take off, Zhang said. The company was not immediately available for comment.

"The engine for the aircraft is a big issue so we need to investigate with the governments, with the Rolls Royce company and with our headquarters as well," she said.

Television station Seven News reported that passengers heard a bang shortly after Flight MU736 took off and could smell burning before the flight turned back.

"We went up in the air and all of a sudden we heard this noise ... it kind of smelt like burning. Oh, I was scared. Yeah, I was really scared. Our group was terrified," one unidentified passenger told Seven News.

Another passenger, identified only as Eva, said the cabin crew tried to calm passengers and told them to fasten their seatbelts after a noise was heard.

"We were very panicked because we had no idea what was happening," she told Channel 9 television.

]]>Attorneys General To Sue President Trumphttp://www.4umf.com/attorney-generals-sue-president-trump/
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:39:38 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215936( 4UMF NEWS ) Attorneys General To Sue President Trump: Two attorneys general plan on suing President Trump, alleging he violated the U.S. Constitution by accepting payouts from foreign governments through his hotel empire, according to a report Sunday. Brian Frosh of Maryland and Karl Racine of the District of Columbia said the two will […]

Two attorneys general plan on suing President Trump, alleging he violated the U.S. Constitution by accepting payouts from foreign governments through his hotel empire, according to a report Sunday.

Brian Frosh of Maryland and Karl Racine of the District of Columbia said the two will lodge a joint-lawsuit against the President centered on the emoluments clause, which prohibits federal office holders from accepting payments from foreign states, the Washington Post reported .

“We’re getting in here to be the check and balance that it appears Congress is unwilling to be,” Racine told the Post, describing the case. “We’re bringing suit because the President has not taken adequate steps to separate himself from his business interests.”

Frosh and Racine, both Democrats, will also claim that Trump failed to distance himself from his Trump Organization assets — despite putting sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. in charge through a trust — and he continues to benefit from the White House

Trump’s business portfolio boasts of hotels in NYC, Las Vegas, Chicago and Miami. One of his hotels is located in the heart of the nation’s capital. The entrance to the Trump International Hotel in D.C. was splashed with guerilla art in May, suggesting that foreign guest could drop off bribes inside.

The Trump Organization also owns more than a dozen more golf clubs globally, including properties in Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey.

Multiple spokespersons for the prosecutors declined to comment on the case, pending a press conference scheduled for Monday at noon.

If the case proceeds, the attorneys will demand Republican Trump’s elusive tax returns through discovery, the Post reported.

Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair was arrested early Sunday in Brooklyn on gun possession-related charges, police told NBC 4 New York.

Telfair, 32, and his nephew, Jami Thomas, 18, were found with three loaded firearms, a semi-automatic rifle, ammunition and a bullet-resistant vest, police said. Two bags of marijuana and a burning marijuana cigarette were also allegedly found in the 2017 Ford F-150 pickup with Florida plates.

They were parked illegally on the median on Atlantic Avenue near Classon Street, police said.

As officers approached, they started to drive off, according to the source. Police who pulled them over smelled marijuana and saw a lit "blunt" on the dashboard, authorities said.

The pair were arraigned Sunday night. Telfair's attorney said the weapons are licensed in Florida. He said the pair had just left a club when they were pulled over and that police were targeting people leaving the club.

Telfair's wife and children live in Florida, but he is in New York because he is separated from his wife, his attorney said.

Telfair, a Brooklyn native, was a standout high school player at Abraham Lincoln High School and bypassed college to become a first-round draft pick in 2004. He played for the Portland Trail Blazers and many other teams before finishing his career in China in 2014.

He is a cousin of former Knicks star Stephon Marbury.

Telfair and a friend were arrested in 2007 on a gun charge after a traffic stop. He was stopped for speeding on the Bronx River Parkway, then found to be driving with a suspended license. Police found a .45 caliber handgun under the passenger seat. Both Telfair and his friend said they didn't know how the gun got there.

Telfair pleaded guilty in 2008 to criminal possession of a weapon and was sentenced to three years of probation. The NBA suspended him for three games.

]]>Bill Cosby’s Wife To Appear In Court Todayhttp://www.4umf.com/215927-2/
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:25:48 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215927( 4UMF NEWS ) Bill Cosby's Wife To Appear In Court Today: As Bill Cosby's defense team begins presenting its case to the jury this morning, the comedian's wife, Camille Cosby, will appear for the first time in court since the trial began last Monday, according to a representative for the comedian. Cosby has arrived […]

As Bill Cosby's defense team begins presenting its case to the jury this morning, the comedian's wife, Camille Cosby, will appear for the first time in court since the trial began last Monday, according to a representative for the comedian.

Cosby has arrived at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, during his trial alongside celebrities, including his "Cosby Show" co-star Keshia Knight Pulliam and his "California Suite" co-star Sheila Frazier.

He has also walked into the courthouse with "A Different World" guest star Lewis Dix Jr. and comedian Joe Torry.

Although there are no apparent plans for Camille Cosby, the comedian's wife since 1964, to take the stand in this trial, she has previously been deposed twice in cases connected to her husband.

Camille Cosby, 73, was deposed in February 2016 in a defamation case brought by several women who had accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault. The longtime philanthropist was also deposed a second time, according to attorneys for her and her husband.

The prosecution rested Friday after five days of testimony that it hopes will convince the jury that Bill Cosby, 79, is guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand more than a decade ago.

Constand, 44, testified for seven hours over the course of two days, telling the jury that in 2004, Bill Cosby gave the then 30-year-old a drug at his home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, that rendered her unable to stop him from allegedly assaulting her.

“In my head I was trying to get my hands to move or my legs to move, but I was frozen and those [mental] messages didn’t get there and I was very limp, so I wasn’t able to fight him," she said. "I wanted it to stop."

Bill Cosby has not taken the stand during the trial, and previously said that he doesn't intend to. But portions of a deposition he gave in 2005 and 2006, in which he claimed that he gave Benadryl to Constand to "relax" her during a consensual sexual encounter, were read aloud.

“I wanted her to be comfortable and relaxed and be able to go to sleep after our necking session," Bill Cosby had said.

The jury also heard quotes from Bill Cosby's deposition about his use of Quaaludes in the 1970s. Bill Cosby admitted to giving the sedative to multiple women with whom he wanted to have sex, and said that he didn't take the drug himself. But he did not admit to giving Quaaludes to anyone without their knowledge.

“What was happening at that time [in the 1970s] was that at that time Quaaludes happened to be the drugs kids, young people were using to party with, and there were times when I wanted to have them just in case,” he said.

The prosecution also called upon Kelly Johnson, who alleges that Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1996. The prosecution also called on Constand's mother, a forensic toxicologist and a sexual assault expert.

Bill Cosby has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. He has been accused by more than 50 women of drugging and/or sexual misconduct but aside from the Constand case, has not been charged with any crimes, and has repeatedly denied all allegations made against him.

]]>Man’s Severed Head Found On Porchhttp://www.4umf.com/215922-2/
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:40:21 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215922( 4UMF NEWS ) Man's Severed Head Found On Porch: Police in Jackson, Mississippi, found a severed head on the front porch of a home Saturday morning. There was no body, which police have yet to recover. Jackson Police Department spokesman Cmdr. Tyree Jones said the head belonged to a young black male who has […]

]]>Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In CAhttp://www.4umf.com/winning-powerball-ticket-sold-ca/
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:32:53 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215918( 4UMF NEWS ) Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In CA: One lucky Powerball player in California won Saturday night's jackpot worth an estimated $447.8 million, the seventh-largest prize in the game's history. According to the California Lottery, the winner bought the ticket at the Marietta Liquor and Deli store in Sun City. The winning numbers […]

]]>Nick Gordon Arrestedhttp://www.4umf.com/nick-gordon-charged/
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:23:53 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215914( 4UMF NEWS ) Nick Gordon Arrested: Bobbi Kristina Brown's former partner Nick Gordon was arrested in Florida on domestic violence charges against his current girlfriend, authorities said. Gordon's girlfriend went to the Sanford Police station Saturday and reported that she was hit by her live-in boyfriend, police said in a statement. Officers found Gordon […]

Bobbi Kristina Brown's former partner Nick Gordon was arrested in Florida on domestic violence charges against his current girlfriend, authorities said.

Gordon's girlfriend went to the Sanford Police station Saturday and reported that she was hit by her live-in boyfriend, police said in a statement.

Officers found Gordon at a local club house near the couple's home and took him into custody. He was arrested on domestic battery and false imprisonment charges, according to Sanford Police.

Last year, Gordon was ordered to pay $36 million to the estate of his late girlfriend Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown.

He was found legally responsible for Brown's death after she was found unresponsive in the bathtub of an Atlanta home the couple shared on January 31, 2015. She remained in a coma until she died six months later.

An autopsy declared that drug intoxication and immersion in water were the cause of the pneumonia and brain damage that ultimately led to her death.

Gordon failed to appear for two hearings in the civil case against him regarding Brown's death, and her family won by default.

The ruling forces Gordon to pay any of his future earnings to the estate of Brown.

]]>Dave Chappelle Donates $50,000 To Flinthttp://www.4umf.com/dave-chappelle-donates-50000-flint/
Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:30:50 +0000http://www.4umf.com/?p=215908( 4UMF NEWS ) Dave Chappelle Donates $50,000 To Flint: Dave Chappelle made up with Flint, Michigan for skipping out on a previous benefit show by giving them every dime he made from his Wednesday night gig: $50k. Chappelle performed at The Whiting in Flint and had announced he was going to donate proceeds to […]

Dave Chappelle made up with Flint, Michigan for skipping out on a previous benefit show by giving them every dime he made from his Wednesday night gig: $50k.

Chappelle performed at The Whiting in Flint and had announced he was going to donate proceeds to a local charity. The only surprise was what charity would get the dough.

Turns out Dave gave everything to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. He presented a check onstage to CEO Isaiah Oliver who tells TMZ the money will help children exposed to lead in Flint's water. Oliver says they're grateful for Dave's commitment.

Based on the reaction Chappelle got from the crowd, it's safe to say Flint forgives him for bailing on a water crisis benefit last year. Dave admitted, during his Netflix special, he accepted a last-minute invite from Chris Rock to go to the Oscars instead.